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Arduous

/ˈɑrdʒuəs/
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(adj) Needing or using up much energy; testing powers of endurance.

She went through a long and arduous vocational course.
Running the Inca Trail near Machu Picchu can be arduous.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The team faced an ____ journey across the high and snowy mountains.

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